Rating: - Just Ok
This book is just Okay for me. I will probably read the sequels. I like the story. Sometimes I feel its a little rushed and really don't care for the present tense its written in.

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Rating: - A great and terrible book
There are very few books that I meet that I don't like, this would be the second one. It was terrible. I know the author was thrilled with her research about the period, but I thought it was lame. I'm not a huge history fanatic, but even I knew the basics about corsets and button hooks fot shoes. And I find the relationship with the gypsy absurd. I can't imagine no matter how ill behaved a young Victorian lady may have been she would have never allowed herself to fall in love with a gypsy.
The parts in the story where they cross over were quite lacking in description. All I could sense was a white haze with your own character description choice plopped in, since there was none to reference.
I found myself to like the description of the author more enjoyable than the book.

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Rating: - Neither great nor terrible
"The Craft" in turn-of-the-century London. I enjoyed it while I was reading it, but the climax was pretty rote, diminishing everything that came before it. A tad Harlequiny at time as well. The protagonist's friends are too unlikable, and there's no character growth. And it's all kind of overly-protracted, which you don't mind so much until there's no satisfying payoff.

There's a Q&A at the end with the author who says things like "I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you," which of course only makes matters worse.

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Rating: - it was great, yet a terrible beauty
A great and terrible beauty, i can honestly say, is my all time favorite book. It's filled with mystery, unknown secrets and a relm of untold powers.
After witnessing the death of her mother through a vision, Gemma Doyle leaves India and is off to an English finishing school. While at Spence Academy Gemma continues to be haunted by these visions. Unfortunately they always seem to come at the most inconvinient times. Also, Gemma has troubles making friends due to the enormous secret that even she doesn't understand. Once she let her gaurd down some, Gemma became friends with the most unfortunate girl in the school along with the two most popular girls. Then they explore Gemma's world!
This book shows how far someone will go to find themselves and to find the truth.

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Rating: - Simply amazing
This book is very well written. It's about a Victorian girl who has to move from India to an English girls school after her mother is murdered. She soon learns that she can travel into another world filled with magic. The characters are very likable and the plot is an interesting one. I would highly recommend this series to anyone. Libba Bray does an excellent job at writing a great story. I'm really excited for the third one to come out in December!